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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSTER UNIT 16 UNDERBURN...BASS LAKE RD SNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
659 PM PST WED NOV 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE PACIFIC
WILL BRING COOLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES THROUGH
FRIDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK MAINLY NORTH OF THE BURN AREA
BRINGING BREEZIER CONDITIONS BY SATURDAY...WITH A DRIER AIRMASS
ARRIVING FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-4 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...SOUTH 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2-5 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH.


FORECASTER...DUDLEY
$$REQUESTED BY...BURT STALTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.FOSTE.01/HNX